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# New Whānau Ora commissioning agencies revealed
- URL: https://goodoil.news/new-whanau-ora-commissioning-agencies-revealed/
- Published: 2025-05-02T00:14:12.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-02T00:27:27.000Z
- Description: The first time since the initiative’s 2010 launch that contracts were put to open tender.
- Author: Centrist
- Tags: News

Summarised by [Centrist](http://centrist.nz/?ref=goodoil.news)

**Whānau Ora Minister Tama Potaka has announced four new agencies will take over commissioning services from 1 July 2025, following the decision not to renew contracts with the original three providers.**

**It’s the first time since the initiative’s 2010 launch that contracts were put to open tender.**

The outgoing agencies – Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency (North Island), Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu (South Island), and Pasifika Futures – had held contracts since 2014\. The decision could affect up to 1,000 jobs.

Leaders like Merepeka Raukawa-Tait expressed shock, citing a strong performance record.

Potaka defended the move as a routine procurement refresh, aligned with the government’s focus on stronger data, more navigators, and local decision-making. The new agencies are:

- **North Island (Taupō and above):** Rangitāmiro (National Hauora Coalition, Te Tiratū, Ngaa Pou Hauora o Taamaki Makaurau)
- **North Island (south of Taupō, Bay of Plenty, East Coast):** Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira
- **South Island:** Te Tauraki Limited (subsidiary of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu)
- **Pasifika (nationwide):** The Tātou Collective (The Cause Collective)

Potaka welcomed the recent Court of Appeal ruling upholding the procurement process. He reaffirmed support for Whānau Ora, noting $180 million was allocated in the 2023 Budget, but said the system is moving in a “refreshed direction.”

[**Read more over at RNZ**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559554/te-puni-kokiri-reveals-new-whanau-ora-commissioning-agencies?ref=goodoil.news) **and** [**The NZ Herald**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/new-whanau-ora-providers-announced-after-major-contract-provider-shake-up/XKIWKS3XLBFZXHXKGH42HDGOA4/?ref=goodoil.news)

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